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Lorelei
[ lawr-uh-lahy; German loh-ruh-lahy ]
noun
- a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- a female given name.
Lorelei
/ ˈlɒrəˌlaɪ /
noun
- (in German legend) a siren, said to dwell on a rock at the edge of the Rhine south of Koblenz, who lures boatmen to destruction
Word History and Origins
Origin of Lorelei1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Lorelei1
Example Sentences
Part-time archivist Lorelei Galbreath keeps a stack of folders as tall as a newborn on her desk.
He sang German folk-lore songs for them, and the "Lorelei," then comparatively unknown in America.
The Lorelei swam the water like a wonderful white aquatic bird, leaving upon the quiet sea a long snowy track of foam.
They are caught as in the eddy of the Lorelei, and are so hopelessly entangled that they never emerge again.
He wrote for Mendelssohn the text of a 'Lorelei,' but the composer died before the music was completed.
The Lorelei was 186 in, and Mrs. Pollock desired to speak with her husband.
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